Mad Love

– After a successful bank robbery, Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Mary who has been taken fro..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
Original Name:
L'Amour braque
Mad Love (1985) - Also known as L'Amour braque

After a successful bank robbery, Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Mary who has been taken from him. On the way to Paris he meets Leon, a neurotic dreamer whom he considers an idiot. Leon can hardly understand what Micky is up to but he follows him everywhere and soon falls in love with Mary.

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Mad Love (1985) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Feb 1985

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Andrzej Zulawski

Writer:

Fyodor Dostoevsky (novel), Etienne Roda-Gil, Andrzej Zulawski

Main Actors:

Sophie Marceau, Francis Huster, Tchéky Karyo, Christiane Jean

Plot:

After the successful bank robbery Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Mary who has been taken from him by the brothers Venin. On the way to Paris he meets one Leon, a neurotic and dreamer, whom he and his associates consider an idiot. Leon can hardly understand what Micky is up to but he follows him everywhere and soon falls in love with Mary. This strange love triangle resolves in a tragic ending. Strange it may seem but the credits tell us that "The film is inspired by Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot" and intended as a homage to the great writer".

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10